Nine months

A few days ago Liam turned 9 months old. I have been pretty good at getting pictures of him each month so far. He is getting a lot more difficult to get pictures of now that he's so busy. I have these cute stuffed animals that I always take pictures of him with for his birth mom so she can see how much he's grown. This month I just couldn't get him to sit still with them long enough to get a good picture so I had to settle with him being busy in the pictures. As soon as he notices the camera he makes a beeline for it. Last night I was trying to get a picture of him with his pacifier catcher hanging out of his mouth because it was funny, but I wasn't fast enough and he dropped it and made a beeline for me and the camera.

I really can't believe how big he is already! I weighed him on a regular scale the other day with all his clothes/diaper etc on and he was 20 lbs. He is so much fun to play with now too...

He loves playing patty cake and will clap his hands with you and then he'll grab your hands and clap them together for you. He loves peek a boo too. He's getting to where he'll hold something up to your face and then move it and you have to say peek a boo. He really loves to have you cover his face to play too.

I just loved it the other day when he was playing and I was sitting in a chair reading. He'd come up to the chair and make a little whining noise to let me know he wanted some attention so I'd look at him and he'd stop as soon as he saw I was paying attention to him. He loves to try to get into the bathroom, dishwasher, and fridge. If he sees any of them open he will take off full speed crawling and you wouldn't believe how fast he can go!

I love it when he wakes up from his nap and he'll cry a little, but as soon as I open the door and he sees me he'll stop crying and smile. If that can't melt your heart like it does mine then yours must be make of stone. :) I love that he's still such a cuddly baby all the time and not just when he's tired. He loves to be held and to snuggle up with you. He is getting to where he'll put his little chubby arms around my neck and I just LOVE it!

He gets so excited when the kids come home from school. He'll see them and squirm to get down if I'm holding him. He does the same thing with Daddy and then he'll follow him into our bedroom and wait to be picked up. He will pull himself up using your legs/pants and then stand there and hug your legs. A couple times has nearly pulled too big pants of the wearer.

He is so ticklish and has been since he was a tiny baby. Now his laugh just makes you want to keep tickling him so you can hear it! I am so grateful he is our little man and that we can enjoy him and his wonderful personality in our family. I honestly don't know what we'd do without him. I'm also so happy that he isn't walking yet!! I was really worried that he'd walk super early. I'm sure he'll still be walking before one, but at least we made it past nine months--each month we make it is happy for me--I just want him to stay a baby for awhile longer.